The Man Who Brought Buddhism to Great Britain: Allan Bennett
Victor M. Parachin
23 March 2020
A pioneer of Buddhism in the West
UNESCO Declares Myanmar’s Ancient Buddhist Temple City Bagan a World Heritage Site
Craig C Lewis
15 July 2019
Challenges remain to ensure the preservation of…
Lore and Magic from the Straw Hut—The Long Path to Wisdom: Tales from Burma
Raymond Lam
16 November 2018
A thought-provoking anthology of Burmese…
Sea of Suffering: The Rohingya and the Conundrum of Buddhist Terror
Hozan Alan Senauke
28 August 2018
Understanding the unfolding humanitarian…
Freda Bedi: The Making of a Buddhist Nun
Andrew Whitehead
12 August 2016
Fifty years ago, an English woman, Freda Bedi, became one of the first Westerners to be ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist nun some time after
Did the Buddha go to Myanmar? On the Trail of Old Folk Tales
BD Dipananda
8 May 2014
Weaving the Buddha into the Burmese identity Legends are what fill the uncertain space between history and fiction. Some of the most popular legends tell
A Meditation Retreat in Myanmar (part 1 of 2)
Dr. Bill Mak
1 September 2012
Dr. Bill Mak has worked at Kyoto University’s Faculty of Letters and is currently teaching at Hong Kong University. It was the second time that
Considering a Buddhist Pilgrimage?
Cathy Ziengs
1 April 2012
Do you notice an increasing number of “pilgrimage trips” advertised via e-mail, on websites, in print journals, at Dharma centers, and more that highlight different exotic locations
Aung San Suu Kyi and Meditation
Po Yi
1 April 2012
Aung San Suu Kyi has made big sacrifices for the people of Burma. In the recently released film, “The Lady”, Michelle Yeoh the actress makes